Australia has a mixed economy where businesses decide what and how to produce goods and services based on supply and demand, while the government approves what is produced and regulates production procedures. It relies heavily on natural resources and exports minerals, wool, wheat, meat, and wine. Australia also imports machinery, computers, crude oil and petroleum. It has a highly educated population with a literacy rate of 99% and low unemployment rate of 5.1%.
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